Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

Nevada Wolf Pack
2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
University University of Nevada, Reno
Conference MW
Location Reno, NV
Head coach Eric Musselman (1st year)
Arena Lawlor Events Center
(Capacity: 11,784)
Nickname Wolf Pack
Colors Navy Blue and Silver[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
2004
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2004, 2005, 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances
1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Conference tournament champions
1984, 1985, 2004, 2006
Conference regular season champions
1920, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012

The Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball program is a college basketball team that represents the University of Nevada, Reno. The team is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is a Division I conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1913 and has won 20 regular season conference championships and 4 conference tournament championships.

Background information

Conference affiliations

Team history

Regular Season Conference Championships (19)

Conference Tournament Championships (4)

Venue vistory

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament six times. Their combined record is 4–6.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1984 #11 Round of 64 #6 Washington L 54–64
1985 #14 Round of 64 #3 NC State L 56–65
2004 #10 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
#7 Michigan State
#2 Gonzaga
#3 Georgia Tech
W 72–66
W 91–72
L 67–72
2005 #9 Round of 64
Round of 32
#8 Texas
#1 Illinois
W 61–57
L 59–71
2006 #5 Round of 64 #12 Montana L 79–87
2007 #7 Round of 64
Round of 32
#10 Creighton
#2 Memphis
W 77–71OT
L 62–78

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1957 Regional Semifinals Cal State Los Angeles L 69–75
1961 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
UC Santa Barbara
Chapman
L 57–78
L 63–68
1964 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
Cal Poly Pomona
Seattle Pacific
L 71–99
L 74–76
1966 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game
Fresno State
San Diego
L 78–127
W 74–71

NAIA Division I Tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NAIA Division I Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1946 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Morningside
West Texas State
Southern Illinois
W 56–40
W 60–46
L 58–66

NIT results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
1979 First Round
Second Round
Oregon State
Texas A&M
W 62–61
L 64–67
1997 First Round
Second Round
Fresno State
Nebraska
W 97–86
L 68–78
2003 First Round Texas Tech L 54–66
2010 First Round
Second Round
Wichita State
Rhode Island
W 74–70
L 83–85
2012 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Oral Roberts
Bucknell
Stanford
W 68–59
W 75–67
L 56–84

CBI results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) three times. Their combined record is 5–3. They were CBI champions in 2016.

Year Round Opponent Result
2008 First Round Houston L 79–80
2009 First Round UTEP L 77–79
2016 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals–Game 1
Finals–Game 2
Finals–Game 3
Montana
Eastern Washington
Vermont
Morehead State
Morehead State
Morehead State
W 79–75
W 85–70
W 86–72
L 83–86
W 77–68
W 85–82OT

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Approved Colors". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. "Campus Images: Cadet Batallion". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. Buell, Amanda. "Virginia Street Gymnasium". Reno Historical. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.